The root cause of body odor is dampness and heat

Body odor is quite common in our daily life, and the most common one is axillary odor. In summer, if symptoms of body odor appear, it will often affect others as well as yourself. There are many reasons for body odor. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is related to dampness and heat. When dampness and heat appear, it often leads to indigestion and constipation, and often causes the body's toxins to be unable to be metabolized normally. At this time, if you don't pay attention to your diet, this situation may occur.

How to regulate damp-heat constitution

1. What is a damp-heat constitution? The weather has been hot and damp for a long time, so there are many people with a damp-heat constitution. People with a damp-heat constitution have a yellow, dark and greasy complexion. The skin is prone to ulcers, redness, swelling, pain and itching, and the mouth is dry, with bad breath and strong body odor. People with a damp-heat constitution tend to be irritable and often feel nervous, depressed, and anxious. People with dampness in their bodies who suffer from long-term attacks of dampness and heat will experience symptoms such as fatigue, unwillingness to move, excessive oiliness on the face, easily dirty hair, and greasy tongue coating. There are also many people who have bad breath when they wake up in the morning, do not want to eat or feel bloated after eating, have loose and sticky stools, and have difficulty passing stools. In addition, if female friends have acne on their faces, increased and yellow vaginal discharge, etc., they may also be affected by damp heat.

2. Health preservation principles: People with damp-heat constitution should pay attention to soothing the liver and gallbladder, clearing heat and removing dampness. Reduce the number of times you stay up late and ensure the quality of your sleep. In addition, when you have time, you can practice qigong, yoga, tai chi and other exercises that stretch your muscles and body, which are very suitable for people with a damp and hot constitution. At the same time, try to avoid working and living in humid and hot environments, and wear loose clothes as much as possible. People of all ages may be attacked by dampness and heat, especially those aged 30 to 45, which belongs to the "earth" age group in life. They have heavier moisture in their bodies. The turn of summer and autumn is the "long summer" season as described in traditional Chinese medicine, which also corresponds to the "earth" in the five elements. The combination of inside and outside, dampness on top of dampness, makes the above symptoms more likely to occur. If damp heat invades children, the most common symptoms are diarrhea and constipation.

3. Diet adjustment, eat more aromatic food. In hot and humid weather, what should people with hot and humid constitution pay attention to in their diet? How should we regulate it? Wu Yueping introduced some practical tips to you, you may want to try them. Vegetables: Eat more aromatic vegetables such as coriander, nepeta, patchouli, etc., but these vegetables are also damp and you can’t eat too much. You can eat these vegetables as side dishes to remove moisture. There are also soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, winter melon, papaya, and yam. These vegetables can be eaten as main dishes and have a dehumidifying effect. Seasoning: Spices such as ginger, fennel, cinnamon, etc. have the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, and sweating. Adding a proper amount of them when cooking every day can have the effect of warming the middle and removing dampness. Porridge: Porridge is also a good choice in hot and humid seasons. Add appropriate amounts of Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, millet and rice, cook them into porridge and drink it every day to strengthen the spleen, remove dampness and nourish the stomach. Soup: Boil appropriate amounts of winter melon, red beans and pork ribs into soup to clear away heat and dampness. Children or people with long-term weak spleen and stomach, such as those who do not want to eat, feel weak all over, or feel full in the stomach after a meal, bloating, diarrhea, etc., can use fried yam and fried chicken gizzard lining, mix them into powder in a 1:1 ratio, and drink one spoonful a day to relieve symptoms.

4. Drink more Job's tears tea . Job's tears tea: Job's tears, also known as coix seed, Job's tears, and Job's tears, is a commonly used Chinese medicine. It is also a common and frequently eaten food. Shennong discovered her as early as when he tasted hundreds of herbs. Seeing her graceful and charming figure, her white and round fruits like pearls, and her lovely beauty swaying in the breeze, Shennong took her as a human being and affectionately nicknamed her "Coix Lady". It is sweet, mild and slightly cold in nature, and has the effects of diuresis and swelling reduction, spleen strengthening and dampness removal, muscle relaxation and numbness removal, heat clearing and pus discharge. It is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-removing medicine. Job's tears can remove dampness, reduce internal heat, and remove acne. After making the soup, you can eat the residue. Mugwort and perilla, which are warm in nature, can remove dampness, while bamboo leaves and lotus leaves, which are cool in nature, can clear away heat. Drinking them as tea every day can help clear dampness and heat from the body.

5. Eat less greasy and sweet foods to prevent damp- heat constitution. In addition to dietary adjustments, you should avoid overeating and drinking alcohol, and eat less greasy foods and sweets to maintain good digestive function. Drink water in moderation to avoid water retention or moisture entering the body from outside. You should go to bed early and get up early, ventilate the room frequently, avoid air conditioning if possible, and develop the habit of defecating on time. Get up early and exercise until you sweat. Sweating can help remove moisture, but don't sweat too much so as not to damage your qi. If there are only mild symptoms of dampness and heat in the body, the above treatment will help. If the symptoms are severe and the treatment is ineffective, it is best to seek treatment from a Chinese medicine doctor before treatment.